It was like 2-3 pages back in this thread. Although still not on par with SF, there are a lot of new things out here that are worth trying. It's up to you though.
@ Everybody else
I've been here twice in the last 5 days:
https://www.yelp.com/biz/one-more-noodle-house-south-salt-lake-5
They serve authentic style Chinese noodle bowls. I brought my coworkers out to try and they all loved it. Try the numbing spicy beef or pork if you're into that (I am). If not, the braised beef or pork are great too. They have noodle options for each; the correct answer is "house noodles" 100% of the time. Don't bother getting fancy because the house-made noodles are what set this place apart.
Next,
Does anybody want to try something new? Well here you go:
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This is Korean-Chinese food.
Top to bottom
#1 Jjajangmyun - Noodles in a savory and umami-rich black bean sauce.
#2 Jjambbong - Spicy seafood noodle soup
#3 Tangsooyook - Fried pork in a sour-sweet sauce. Or they're basically sweet and sour pork, but still kinda different from what you're used to.
There are more dishes that belong to this cuisine but these are the standard-bearers and are super ubiquitous in Korea but fairly unknown, in my experience, even among Korean food lovers in the states. All three are super delicious and worth a try.
If you want to try them, They're available in Utah and two places actually specialize in them in the SL valley:
Baek Ri Hyang in the Chinatown strip mall on state street is the first one.
https://www.yelp.com/biz/baek-ri-hyang-south-salt-lake
Pretty pricey tbh, It's really not bad as far as quality goes. I usually get the Jaengban Jjajang. Since it was so pricey I was hoping that another place would open up to offer some competition and I got my wish:
https://www.yelp.com/biz/hong-kong-banjum-west-valley-city Just had their grand opening yesterday.
Fun Story: the Cupbob owner's (I know them) older sister, through obvious connections, obtained the rights to open this chain that is well regarded in SK and places like LA and NYC. It's significantly cheaper and although I haven't been able to go yet, I'm willing to bet that its at least as good and probably tastier than Baek Ri Hyang. My two daughters did get a bowl of Jjajangmyun from here yesterday without me tho and the reviews were four tiny thumbs up.
TLDR 1 Chinese & 2 korean-chinese is good, new food you haven't tried yet. Go try.